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Subject: Be-bop: The bridge between Swing and Doo Wop/Rockabilly?
Written By: yelimsexa on 03/30/09 at 2:07 pm
The late 1940s was a distinct peak of Be-bop Birds Of Paradise by Charlie Parker is just one of many songs of the genre. It had lots of uptempo, danceable songs and became associated with immediate Postwar "feel good" music, but very few people today experience this wonderful form. It was alot more overproduced and complex compared to earlier Jazz forms, But there was quite a backlash around 1950 with the genre due to public controversy, and caused later musicians to smooth out the style. Bebop was to Jazz probably to what Disco was to Rock/R&B music. But don't you agree some of the complex rhythms invented within this genre were used in the new Rock 'n Roll style?
Subject: Re: Be-bop: The bridge between Swing and Doo Wop/Rockabilly?
Written By: hot_wax on 04/13/09 at 12:44 am
The late 1940s was a distinct peak of Be-bop Birds Of Paradise by Charlie Parker is just one of many songs of the genre. It had lots of uptempo, danceable songs and became associated with immediate Postwar "feel good" music, but very few people today experience this wonderful form. It was alot more overproduced and complex compared to earlier Jazz forms, But there was quite a backlash around 1950 with the genre due to public controversy, and caused later musicians to smooth out the style. Bebop was to Jazz probably to what Disco was to Rock/R&B music. But don't you agree some of the complex rhythms invented within this genre were used in the new Rock 'n Roll style?
Yelimsexa, your post has very deep roots to explore, it's not an easy question to answer, but I'd love to give you my take on it.
I agree that early 50's be-bop music was a part of the building up to the rock n'roll sound. I associate be-bop with the rock a billy sound of R n' R as the Jerry Lee Lewis boogie woogie sound was a big part of Rock n' Roll too. Personally, I like the sound of be-bop, swing music, and really like Boogie Woogie. To your question, I can only think of is Buddy Holly's "That'll be the Day" has the be-bop rock a billy sound to it, Gene Vincent's "Be-Bopa Lula" and Ricky Nelson's "Be-Bop Baby" stand on their own with the be-bop sound in rock n'roll songs. It took basic cords to create these songs and there wasn't much complexity to them other the be-bop rhythm sound and beat to them. If these songs are not a good example for what your asking, please elaborate futher if I'm missing your point.